Former FC Talanta midfielder Anthony Gicho has given up on playing football at the competitive level in the remainder of the season.The player was hoping to be fully fit and subsequently, look for a new home in the mid-season transfer window.However, the 2020-2021 National Super League midfielder of the season, is yet to recover from an ankle injury picked up in December 2021 while in action against Posta Rangers at Thika Stadium.##NAJAVA_MECA_7041332##Gicho, belatedly went under the knife in October last year after pooling resources and was initially ruled out for three months.Even though the midfielder is longer walking by the aid of crutches, he says, he is yet to start the rehabilitation process that is aimed as reconditioning and strengthening the ankle.Hope for FC Talanta players as club is set to receive Ksh.23 million from Communications Authority of KenyaOrdinarily, the rehabilitation process takes months, a timeline that will certainly lock the midfielder from making a move in the mid-season window that is expected to run for weeks.“The earliest time I can jostle for playing time is next season. I was hoping to recover within schedule and secure employment in the mid-season transfer window but I am far from full recovery,” he said.When pressed to shed light on why he had not kicked off the rehabilitation process, the former Thika United man attributed the delay to lack of finances.Three more agonising months on the sidelines for Talanta midfielderGicho whose contract with Talanta was terminated under unclear circumstances last year said he had been recommended to work under either Tusker or Kariobangi Sharks’ physiotherapists but had no means to pay them.“I had to fund raise and beg for help from friends in order to undergo the surgery. It drained my finances. I have been struggling to kame ends meet considering that I have been out of employment for close to a year. I may be forced to fundraise again in order to get funds for rehabilitation,” he lamented.
